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"You Know How to Love Me" is a song by Reggie Lucas and James Mtume, most notably recorded by Phyllis Hyman and released on Hyman's album of the same name, released in 1979. The single released towards the end of the disco era, was one of Phyllis Hyman's most successful releases. "You Know How to Love Me" peaked at number six on the disco chart, becoming her biggest hit on that chart. While the single did not place on the Hot 100, it peaked at number twelve on the Hot Soul Singles chart. Lisa Stansfield covered this on her 1997 self titled album.

Phyllis Linda Hyman (July 6, 1949 – June 30, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is best known for her singles from the late 1970s to the early 1990s: "You Know How to Love Me", "Living All Alone" and "Don't Wanna Change the World". Hyman also performed on Broadway in the 1981 musical based on the music of Duke Ellington, Sophisticated Ladies, which ran from 1981 to 1983. The musical earned her a Theatre World Award and a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical.

On the afternoon of June 30, 1995, Hyman committed suicide by overdosing on pentobarbital and secobarbital in the bedroom of her New York City apartment at 211 West 56th Street. She was found unconscious at 2pm, hours before she was scheduled to perform at the Apollo Theater, and died three hours later at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital. Her suicide note read in part:

"I'm tired. I'm tired. Those of you that I love know who you are. May God bless you."

She was 45 years old. A memorial service was held at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Manhattan. The following week would have been her 46th birthday.

Measure for measure
Your love's so much pleasure
Like a haunting melody
You came inside and captured me

And I'm so happy
You're the rhythm of my rhyme
You and I together
We'll stand the test of time

You know how to love me (Sure you do)
You know to make it right (So nice)
You know how to love me (There's no denyin')
Sweet as the morning light

Sooner or later
I knew you'd come my way
You're welcome to my love
Just promise that you'll stay

You know how to love me
Right in a special way
You know how to love me
Tonight all I wanna say
You know how to love me
You're the real that I feel, never go away

Seeing's believin'
Don't you know you're a dream come true
Ain't nothin' deceivin'
'Bout the way that I'm lovin' you, yeah

You know how to love me (You know, you know)
You know to make it right (I can feel it)
You know how to love me (No doubt about it)
Sweet as the morning light

Nothing's forever
That's what people say
But each time we're together
Forever and a day

You know how to love me
Right in a special way
You know how to love me
Tonight all I wanna say
You know how to love me
You're the real that I feel, never go away

You know how to love me (Oh, you know that you do)
(You know how to love me, baby)
Ooh, you know to make it right (Oh, I know you do, whoa)
Ooh, you know how to love me
(Seeing's believin', don't you know you're a dream come true, yeah)
Ooh, you know how to love me (Oh, oh, baby)
(Who will take this heart of mine) Ooh, you know how to love me
(Love me, baby, all the time, come on, give it to me, baby)
(You know how to love) Ooh, you know how to love me
(You know how to love me, yeah)
(Ooh, I can feel it) Ooh, you know how to love me (I can feel love, no, no, baby)
(You know how to love me, yeah) Ooh, you know how to love me
(Ooh, you know 'cause you told me so, oh, oh)
Ooh, you know how to love me (There's no denyin')

Ooh, you know how to love me
Ooh, you know how to love me
(You and I were meant to be) Ooh, you know how to love me
(There's no doubt the world can see)
(That I love you, baby, ooh, oh, oh, oh, baby)
Ooh, you know how to love me (Ooh, ooh, baby)
(You know how to love me, sure you do)
Ooh, you know how to love me (Oh, ho)
Ooh, you know how to love me (You know how to love me, baby, I can feel it)
(No doubt about it, no, no)
Ooh, you know how to love me (Oh, you know how to love me, baby)
Ooh, you know how to love me (I love you, baby, and I need ya, baby)
Ooh, you know how to love me (I know, baby)
Ooh, you know how to love me
Ooh, you know how to love me (I wasn't born yesterday)
Ooh, you know how to love me (Spent my time in the streets and I played it)